Giants players donate turkeys, coats to families in need

New York Giants players spent the early part of their week donating turkeys and winter coats to families in need.

Thanksgiving is just over a week away and New York Giants players are actively working to help families in need prepare for the upcoming holiday season.

On Tuesday, eight Giants players helped unload an 18-wheeler packed to the roof with 1,500 turkeys for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, which is a part of the Stop & Shop Turkey Express program that will donate over 18,000 birds to various hunger relief programs.

“It’s awesome, it’s bigger than football, we just want to come out here and give some of our time to help give back to this community that is also who supports us, so we want to support them any way we can,” Giants defensive lineman B.J. Hill told ABC7.

In addition to Giants players helping to distribute turkeys for Thanksgiving, defensive backs Antonio Hamilton and Sean Chandler spent their Monday in Newark handing out more than 100 winter coats at the YMCA center.

“I come from very humble beginnings,” Hamilton told the families in attendance, via the TAPInto Newark. “Growing up, I went from house to house, shelter to shelter, actually. I just know how special it is to have a coat during the wintertime.”

“I, too, grew up in a real small town, which is very poor,” Hamilton later added. “I was blessed with the opportunity, with good parenting and my grandparents, to push me to keep going forward so I could get the opportunity to do something.”

Chandler also recognized the significance of giving out coats to those in need.

“This is something big even though it’s something small,” Chandler said.

It’s nice to see the Giants remaining giants in the community and pitching in to help those less fortunate as the holiday season arrives.

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Gimme Him: One player Giants would steal from Bears

The New York Giants need pass rushers, they need edge help and they need an identity on defense — enter Khalil Mack.

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The New York Giants will square off with the Chicago Bears in Week 12, providing us an opportunity to raid a brand new 53-man roster in an effort to theoretically find reinforcements for Big Blue in our latest “Gimme Him” segment.

However, when pouring over the Bears’ roster, there are so many names that it’s wildly difficult to choose.

At cornerback, we could look to bring back old friend Prince Amukamara or steal Kyler Fuller. There’s also linebacker Leonard Floyd, right tackle Bobby Massie and wide receiver Allen Robinson II.

Decisions, decisions… Which direction might we go?

All right, enough with the charade. When looking at Chicago’s roster the decision actually isn’t difficult at all — the answer is staring us all right in the face like an elite edge rusher bearing down on an unsuspecting quarterback.

The Giants need pass rushers, they need edge help and they desperately need an identity on defense. Enter weakside linebacker, game-changer and future Hall of Famer, Khalil Mack.

Mack is one of the most dominating defensive presences in the NFL today and over the previous four seasons, has established himself as a game-changing player capable of taking things over and forcing offenses to alter their approach.

No, Mack is not the next Lawrence Taylor, but he dominates in a way the Giants desperately need right now and moving forward. In fact, in looking at their weaknesses and his strengths, it would be a match made in heaven. If only we were actually allowed to steal an opposing player…

Mack would instantly make the Giants defense more formidable, freeing up the secondary a bit by creating consistent pressure on the quarterback. It would also open up opportunities for other linebackers such as Lorenzo Carter and Markus Golden, while taking pressure off of the three down linemen.

What say you, Giants fans? Would you steal Mack from the Bears or lift another player? We feel like that may be a stupid question, but hey… ya never know.

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POLL: If Mitchell Trubisky isn’t healthy, who should start at QB vs. Giants?

If Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky can’t play Sunday because of a hip pointer, who should start for Bears: Chase Daniel or Tyler Bray?

The Chicago Bears (4-6) are looking to get back on track following a deflating 17-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams (6-4), which all but dashed their playoff hopes.

They’ll try to do that against a New York Giants (2-8) team that has lost six straight games. But they might have to do it without starting quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, who suffered a hip pointer at the end of the first half against the Rams.

Matt Nagy pulled Trubisky with less than four minutes remaining in the game, noting his struggles due to injury as the reason. Hip pointers can last anywhere from one to six weeks, so Trubisky could miss time if the Bears deem it significant.

Trubisky attempted to play through the injury coming out of halftime, and he even led the Bears on their best drive of the game — a 12-play, 80-yard scoring drive that culminated with a Trubisky to Tarik Cohen 14-yard touchdown pass.

While Chase Daniel will get the start Sunday if Trubisky can’t go, would you rather see Daniel or third-stringer Tyler Bray?

VOTE!

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Giants could be eliminated from playoff race in Week 12

It’s only Week 12, but the New York Giants could be officially eliminated from playoff contention on Sunday.

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Most have already written the New York Giants off this season, but they are still alive in the standings as they head to Chicago to face the Bears this Sunday.

Realistically, the Giants have zero chance of qualifying for the postseason, and the general consensus is they will come out of this season with no better than a 4-12 record.

A loss to the Bears on Sunday would give the Giants their ninth loss of the season and could eliminate them from playoff contention.

From SNY.tv:

It’s only Week 12 in the NFL, and yet the Giants can already potentially be eliminated from making the playoffs this Sunday, per Elias Sports Bureau.

If the Giants were to lose to the Bears, the Cowboys were to upset the Patriots, and assuming there are no ties across the league, the Giants would officially be eliminated.

That is a bit of an ask to have Dallas beat New England since the game is in Foxborough, but still, it’s not even Thanksgiving and the Giants are headed for another meaningless December.

The Giants have 4-1 odds to hold the first overall selection in next year’s NFL Draft. They have only had the No. 1 overall selection in the draft twice in their history.

In 1951, they chose SMU end Kyle Rote. In 1965, they made Auburn running back Tucker Frederickson the first player chosen.

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Steelers sign LB Tuzar Skipper off Giants’ practice squad

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed LB Tuzar Skipper off of the New York Giants’ practice squad.

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Outside linebacker Tuzar Skipper, who began his NFL career in Pittsburgh after signing with the Steelers following the 2019 NFL Draft, is headed back to the Steel City.

Skipper announced on Tuesday that the Steelers had signed him to their 53-man roster off of the New York Giants’ practice squad, where he has resided since late October. Prior to that, he had spent some time on Big Blue’s 53-man roster after being claimed by the team off of waivers in September.

Skipper curiously deleted his announcement tweet, but the move was later confirmed by the Steelers themselves and he was back in action on social media.

STEELERS FANS WE’RE BACK IN ACTION! 🚨🚨🚨#PostnDelete #Sorry4thewait

— The Tuzar Skipper (@TuzarSkipper) November 19, 2019

In six games with the Giants this season, Skipper recorded three tackles, recovered a fumble and had a half a sack.

Despite the Giants’ problems at the linebacker position, Skipper never really factored in, so now he’s back in Pittsburgh where he has rapidly become a bit of a folk hero.

With an open spot on their practice squad, the Giants signed defensive back Derrick Baity.

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NFL Week 12: How to survive and advance in your knockout pool

The Saints? The Steelers? The Browns? The Falcons? Tough decisions to make in Week 12.

ould not blame anyone if the defibrillators were busy this past weekend. The Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers put huge scares into people who went with them in knockout pools, falling behind by 20-0 and 16-0, respectively, before rallying. The Oakland Raiders were double-digit favorites and did not make it easy before topping the winless Bengals by seven. On to Week 12 and another testing schedule.

Don’t think about it

The Colts are battered and the Texans are coming off being crushed by Lamar Jackson and the Ravens. Thursday’s game is a big-time pass. A good, old-fashioned Duke-UNC rivalry could be on tap if Daniel Jones faces Mitchell Trubisky as the Bears play host to the Giants. That is if Trubisky’s suddenly injured hip recovers swiftly. Either way, neither team is worthy of pushing a season of chips to the middle of the table. The Eagles must have this game against the Seahawks. They can’t fall to 5-6 and be thinking playoffs. It is a great battle of the birds … to watch. There are three other wonderful matchups in Week 12: Packers-Niners on SNF, Cowboys-Patriots and Ravens-Rams on MNF. Goes without saying that none of these contests are worth playing in knockout pools. Evenly matched teams with special players all-around are great games to soak in and watch.

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2020 NFL Draft order: Giants still holding steady at No. 3

The New York Giants would select No. 3 in the 2020 NFL Draft if the regular season were to end today.

The New York Giants did not play in Week 11, meaning they could not lose. But they did not gain, either. They came into the their bye week ranked No. 30 of 32 teams and exited in the same place.

If the 2020 NFL Draft were held today, the Giants would select third overall.

That’s three spots worse where they selected last in last year’s draft when they chose Duke quarterback Daniel Jones sixth overall.

This coming draft will have quite a number of quarterbacks in the draft, most notably LSU’s Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert of Oregon, Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, Georgia’s Jake Fromm and, yes, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa, who recently underwent surgery to repair a dislocated hip.

The Giants will not be looking for a quarterback, but other teams will be. That will do two things for them…

First, the value of their pick may become so valuable that general manager Dave Gettleman may get bowled over by a trade offer, which would likely equate to multiple high draft picks.

Second, they could be in the driver’s seat for a player such as Ohio State pass rusher Chase Young, Auburn defensive lineman Derrick Brown or Georgia offensive tackle Andrew Thomas.

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Giants remain near the bottom in latest USA TODAY power rankings

The New York Giants remain near the very bottom of the league in the latest USA TODAY power rankings.

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The New York Giants nearly reached a low-water mark in the USA TODAY power rankings a week ago, sliding to the No. 30 spot, just edging out the Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals.

With a bye in Week 11, nothing changed for the Giants, who remain in that exact spot in the latest version of the USA TODAY power rankings.

Losers of NFC-worst six straight, only winless Cincinnati in deeper rut right now. Shutting Saquon Barkley down actually makes decent sense.

Comparatively, the Redskins remain in place at No. 31 overall after another loss in which fans chanted, “sell the team” toward Dan Snyder’s owner’s box.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles fell three spots to No. 14 overall and the Dallas Cowboys rose one spot to No. 9 overall, which is their high-water mark this season.

And in the event anyone reading this cares, the New York Jets rose two spots to No. 27 overall.

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6 things to watch for over the Giants’ final six games

Here are six things (plus more) to watch over the final six games of the New York Giants’ 2019 regular season.

There’s not a whole lot to root for in these 2-8 New York Giants, but fans will be looking for any signs of life– and hope — in Pat Shurmur’s team over the last six games of this lost 2019 season.

Fans are shedding themselves of as many tickets as they can for the remaining three home games (Week 13 vs. Green Bay, Week 15 vs. Miami and Week 17 vs. Philadelphia) and there won’t be a ton of viewers watching on television, either, as the Giants close out their sixth losing season over the last seven years.

But there are a few things to watch for. I like No. 6, so I narrowed (or expanded) the things to watch to that number for the heck of it.

Pat Shurmur

Is he coaching for his Giants life? It doesn’t look like they’ll better last year’s record of 5-11, but if he can only win two or three of the last six games and the team is still a disorganized mess, do the Giants look to move on?

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POLL: Who wins Week 12 contest between Bears and Giants?

The Bears are coming off a loss that ended their playoff hopes. The Giants have lost 6 straight games. Who comes out on top in Week 12?

The Chicago Bears (4-6) return home for a Sunday showdown against the New York Giants (2-8) at Soldier Field.

The Bears are coming off a 17-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams (6-4), which all but ended their playoff hopes. Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky had one of his better performances this season early in the game before suffering a hip pointer at the end of the first half. He was pulled from the game in the final minutes, and his status is up-in-the-air against the Giants.

The Giants are coming off their bye week, but they’re heading anywhere but the right direction. They’ve lost six straight games, their most recent a 34-27 loss to the New York Jets in Week 10. Rookie quarterback Daniel Jones has struggled with ball security, as he leads the league with 21 turnovers – eight interceptions and 13 fumbles.

Will the Bears’ offense find some kind of offensive rhythm against the Giants? Can the Bears capitalize on the Giants struggles and deliver them a seventh-straight loss? Or will the Bears be the team that loses to a bad Giants team?

Who wins on Sunday?

VOTE!

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